'The Star': A donkey breaks free in time to save Christmas in this exclusive clip

Traditionally, the story of the first Christmas doesn’t include a jailbreak scene — but Sony Pictures Animation’s The Star is taking a different approach.In this exclusive clip from the inspirational adventure, Bo the donkey (Steven Yeun) is tied to a well and needs to break free. The other animals in the barn rally to help him out — Zach the goat (Anthony Anderson) with his teeth,Leah the horse (Kelly Clarkson) with a musical riff, and Edith the cow (Patricia Heaton) with some good old-fashioned common sense. Unfortunately, Bo isn’t quite hard-headed enough to execute a full escape. Watch the clip above.

The Star follows the character of Bo as he leaves the village mill in search of a greater purpose. Along with the way, he’s joined by some traveling companions: Ruth, a lost sheep (Aidy Bryant); Dave, an ambitious dove (Keegan-Michael Key); and a trio of wisecracking camels (Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, and Tracy Morgan). Together, the animals become the unlikely heroes of the story of Jesus’s birth.